Clinical Nurse Manager Resuscitation Training Officer, University Hospital

Details of Service

Cork University Hospital (CUH) has approximately 800 beds and this will increase further to 1,000 beds on completion of the transfer of additional services to the CUH campus. CUH currently employs approximately 3,269 (WTE) staff of multiple professions and is the primary teaching hospital for the Faculty of Health and Science in University College Cork (UCC). UCC is the Academic partner of the South/South West Hospital Group. CUH has very strong relationships with each of the six schools within the Science Faculty of UCC and this is a key area for future development to maximise the opportunities for both the service and academia.

CUH is a recommended Major Trauma Centre for the Republic of Ireland due to the wide range of specialties delivered by the hospital – including Neurosciences, Cardiac Services, Orthopaedics, General Surgery, Renal, Internal Medicine, Vascular, Ophthalmology, Urology, Plastic Surgery, Maxillary-Facial, Paediatrics, Intensive Care, Oncology, Haematology, Obstetrics, Gynaecology, Neonatology and Emergency Medicine.

CUH is the tertiary referral centre for the HSE Southern area, and the supra regional area of Limerick, Clare, Tipperary, Waterford and Kilkenny. CUH therefore acts as a regional centre for secondary and tertiary care for the catchment population of approx. 550,000 served by the HSE Southern area and a supra-regional centre for a total a population of 1.1 million.

Purpose of the Post

The post of Clinical Nurse Manager 2 has a pivotal role in service planning, co-ordinating, and managing activity and resources within the clinical area. The main responsibilities are: quality assurance, resource management, staffing and staff development, practice development, facilitating communication and professional / clinical leadership.

Resuscitation Training Officer

The Resuscitation Training Officer will plan, develop, implement and evaluate basic and advanced life support/resuscitation training programmes for hospital staff in line with ILCOR guidelines and National Cardiovascular Health Policy – Changing Cardiovascular Health 2010 - 2019.

The Resuscitation Training Officer will assist in promoting the importance of resuscitation throughout Cork University Hospital and ensuring that staff are competent and up to date in their resuscitation skills.

The Resuscitation Training Officer will be responsible for the audit and management of resuscitation training, resuscitation activity and resuscitation equipment, and will liaise with local, regional and national resuscitation committees.

Informal Enquiries

Name: Diarmuid Nolan, Assistant Director of Nursing

Mobile: 087 3653102

Email:Diarmuid.Nolan@hse.ie